SSD

  • OCZ set to use SandForce controllers in new SSDs 12/11/2009 09:24:00

    Lines of consumer, enterprise solid state drives to be unveiled before 2010 CES show
    Flash storage vendor OCZ Technology Group Inc. this week announced that it plans to use controllers from SandForce Inc. in its next generation of consumer and enterprise-class solid state drives (SSDs).
  • Intel to roll out new low-cost and high-end SSDs 11/11/2009 11:27:00

    New enterprise-class drives mark 40% price drop over current models
    Intel Corp. will release a $120 solid-state disk (SSD) drive positioned as a server "boot drive" with only 40GB of capacity, but the drive could also be used in low-end laptops PCs and netbooks.
  • Four considerations for SSD deployment 02/11/2009 19:01:00

    Consider cost-performance ratio when deploying solid-state drives
    While solid state drives offer increased performance, the key to figuring out the role they can play in the data center is balancing that performance against cost.
  • Active Media ships USB friendly 2.5-inch SSDs 22/10/2009 11:43:00

    New range of 2.5-inch solid-state-drives from Active Media available now.
    Active Media Products announced Tuesday its new Predator-X7 line of 2.5-inch solid-state drives.
  • IBM hikes virtualized storage performance with SSDs 15/10/2009 08:16:00

    Flash storage can be integrated into the latest version of its SAN Volume Controller
    IBM will add support for SSDs to version 5.0 of its SAN Volume Controller and is promising a big boost in performance with or without flash storage.
  • Flash reality sinks in at Diskcon 25/09/2009 07:49:00

    Storage vendors at the conference faced up to hype about the hot solid-state technology
    Solid-state storage earned a hot technology's badge of honor -- a backlash -- on Wednesday at the Diskcon conference in Santa Clara, California.
  • Pillar kicks Intel's SSD to the curb, upgrades storage array 17/09/2009 08:31:00

    It blames the solid-state drive for operations time-outs
    Pillar Data Systems Inc. said this week that it's replacing Intel's X25-E solid state disk (SSD) drive as an option for its storage arrays with a drive from STEC Inc. because of firmware problems with the Intel's drive that lead to performance slowdowns.
  • Two SSD kits make disk upgrades easy 09/09/2009 09:22:00

    With a kit, you get the tools to upgrade as many computers as you like
    With solid-state disk (SSD) drives becoming more popular for laptops, users may find themselves in the position of upgrading the hard disk drive (HDD) in an older machine to get the reliability and speed that comes with flash memory technology.
  • Supercomputer uses flash storage drives 03/09/2009 05:35:00

    San Diego Computing Center says flash memory will help analyze and solve data-mining problems faster
    The San Diego Supercomputer Center has built a high-performance computer with solid-state drives, which the center says could help solve science problems faster than systems with traditional hard drives.
  • Intel resumes shipping consumer SSDs after fixing bug 12/08/2009 08:10:00

    Intel fixes SSD bug that caused its latest consumer SSDs to crash
    Intel on Tuesday said it had resumed shipping its latest consumers solid-state drives (SSDs) after resolving a password bug that made the drives inoperable, making it impossible to access or retrieve data.
  • The cloud, brought to you by flash storage 11/08/2009 06:53:00

    Web 2.0 and Internet services companies see the fast, efficient technology changing their data centers
    Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two of the fastest-growing technologies in IT, may drive each other forward as Internet-based service providers demand faster access to large amounts of data.
  • OCZ's new Agility SSD is true to its name 20/07/2009 08:24:00

    The economy solid-state disk strikes the right balance between performance and price
    OCZ has had its share of problems out of the gate with its low-end, consumer solid-state disk drive, the Apex Series SATA II. But its most recent economy SSD, the Agility Series SATA II 2.5-in., appears to be a successful effort to correct old problems with fresh technology. The Agility has ample cache to boost write performance and, most important, uses a higher-end controller. Yet it is only slightly more expensive than the Apex, which is still being sold.
  • Corsair launches Extreme SSD line 17/07/2009 08:08:00

    The new drives use the popular Indilinx Barefoot controller
    Corsair Memory Inc. today unveiled its Extreme Series 2.5-inch solid-state disk (SSD) drives, which it said rival other consumer SSDs in terms of performance.
  • Report: Price hikes killing SSD sales for laptops 09/07/2009 08:06:00

    NAND flash chip prices have increased 127 per cent since late '08
    Surging prices for NAND flash memory have hurt what was a promising market for solid-state disk (SSD) drives in laptops this year, according to market research by iSupply Corp.
  • Fusion-io touts high-performance, lower-cost SSD for businesses 08/07/2009 06:35:00

    New SSDs to offer lower-priced SSD storage for data center applications
    Fusion Multisystems Inc. today said it will offer a new solid state disk drive product for businesses that will have the performance of higher-end SLC NAND flash memory but with a cost closer to lower-end MLC memory.
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